... In ancient Mesopotamia, the symbol of Nergal, the god of disease and death, was a fly. Beelzebub, Baal-Zebul, or Baal-Zebub, the god of the Philistine city of Ekron, was called the "god (lord) of flies" and was said to be a god who controlled flies and protected humans from them. Baal-Zebub was a derogatory name given by the Israelites to Baal, the Syrian-Canaanite fertility god, who was said to have arisen from the swarms of flies that infested sacrificial animals. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Beelzebub" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 古代メソポタミアにおける病気と死の神ネルガルの象徴はハエである。ペリシテ人の都市エクロンの神ベエルゼブブBeelzebub,バアル・ゼブルBaal‐Zebul,あるいはバアル・ゼブブBaal‐Zebubは〈ハエの神(主)〉とよばれ,ハエを制御して人間をハエから守る神であるという。バアル・ゼブブというのは,イスラエル人がシリア・カナン地方の豊穣神バアルを軽蔑して呼んだ名で,バアルは,いけにえにした動物に群がるハエの大群から生じた神であるという。… ※「Beelzebub」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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